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OUTREACH SERVICES

When other counseling options are not available, Children’s Inn provides outreach services and follow-up counseling to past clients who were victims of domestic abuse, elder abuse, dating violence, sexual assault, and child abuse & neglect.

• Staff will attend weekly Order for Protection court hearings in Minnehaha County to offer support to those women seeking a permanent order for protection.
• Staff will attend court hearings relating to domestic violence cases in the South Dakota counties of Minnehaha, McCook, Turner, Lincoln, and Union, if requested by the victim.
• Staff will respond to calls by area hospital emergency rooms that are treating someone whose injuries are a result of domestic violence.  If requested by the patient, a Children’s Inn staff member will go to the emergency room to lend support, and to offer information and referral assistance.
• Masters-level counselors are available for on-going counseling services to past clients.  When possible, referrals are made to establish counseling agencies in the community.

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What Is Domestic Violence?

Domestic violence is a pattern of controlling behavior that may include physical, sexual, economic, emotional, and psychological abuse of one family member or intimate partner by another. The goal of domestic violence is to establish and maintain power and control.